was an ancient Indo-Aryan[1] civilisation located in present-day northwestern Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan.
Greco-Buddhist Art: The region is world-renowned for its unique artistic style, which blended Hellenistic (Greek) realism with South Asian Buddhist themes. This is most notably seen in the first human depictions of the Buddha, often shown wearing Greco-Roman style robes.
犍陀罗艺术: 特点是使用希腊罗马风格造型塑造佛陀,如佛像披着希腊式大衣、头发波浪纹、面貌如美男子等。
犍陀罗, 健驮逻国, 又译“乾陀罗”、“香风国”等
佛教重镇: 古印度十六国之一,在贵霜帝国时期(公元1-3世纪)达到鼎盛,佛教在此空前繁荣,是佛像诞生的故乡。
主要遗迹: 包含白沙瓦(Purushapura)及斯瓦特(Swat)地区,遗留了大量的佛塔、寺院及雕刻遗存